Past Events

Whidbey Art Gallery September Happenings September is right around the corner, and Whidbey Art Gallery in Langley looks  forward to seeing new works by our featured member artists Carol Rose Dean and Carla Bradshaw.  We welcome guest fiber artist Sandy Rubini-Rochon who will show exquisite textile wall sculptures. Some of her work has been installed throughout the state.  Carol Rose Dean will be showing a new collection of wall tiles. Her use of vibrant color and interesting design will be…

September 1 - October 2 Artist’s Reception on Saturday, September 2 from 5 to 7 during Langley’s First Saturday Art Walk. Watercolorist Peggy Woods captures our love affair with water as no other painter in “The Magic of Water,” an exhibition that focusses on the play of light on water, whether glowing with contrast, or misty and moody. Her quiet observation invite the viewer to celebrate the tranquil dramas that convey the poignancy of everyday coastal life captured in sixteen…

Woodworkers Guild Presents the 19th Annual “Art + Wood = Woodpalooza” Exhibition on Beautiful Whidbey Island   The Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild is pleased to announce the return of our “Art + Wood = Woodpalooza @ WICA” Exhibition – the 19th Annual Show of Whidbey’s Finest Woodwork at WICA (Whidbey Island Center for the Arts). This year’s show promises exceptional work by twenty of Whidbey’s best!   September 2 - 4, 2023 Exhibition (free) open Noon - 5PM daily.  …

Ice Flowers Keron Psillas, Instructor Date: Tuesday, September 5th – Friday, September 8th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $750 Registration: $25 Materials: $35 Join Keron Psillas Oliveira for four and a half days of discovery, learning, and fun! Keron will offer you all her knowledge of how to photograph flowers in ice, and how to develop your images to perfect your personal vision. Her beautifully textured and intriguing images were developed over many months of trial and error, integration of inspiration, and evolution.…

The purpose of this encaustic workshop is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of image and board preparation, encaustic application and presentation.  We will also introduce students to the creative potential using a wide variety of materials and techniques for the enhancement and coloring of encaustic imagery. Upon registering for the workshop, students will receive an email with instructions of a few small items to bring and image requirements.  All printing will be done prior to the workshop by the…

The purpose of this encaustic workshop is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of image and board preparation, encaustic application and presentation.  We will also introduce students to the creative potential using a wide variety of materials and techniques for the enhancement and coloring of encaustic imagery. Upon registering for the workshop, students will receive an email with instructions of a few small items to bring and image requirements.  All printing will be done prior to the workshop by the…

INSTRUCTORS | Amanda Smith assisted by Kevin Tully REGISTRATION | https://asmithgallery.com/workshops/ or amanda@asmithgallery.com The purpose of this basic leafing workshop is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of leafing an image printed on Kozo paper, adhering the leafed image to a board and the application of cold wax. Kozo is a Japanese paper made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree. Amanda has chosen Kozo for presentation of her personal work because of its relative transparency, allowing the luster of the leaf…

INSTRUCTORS | Amanda Smith and Kevin Tully REGISTRATION | https://asmithgallery.com/workshops/ or amanda@asmithgallery.com The purpose of this encaustic workshop is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of image and board preparation, encaustic application and presentation. We will also introduce students to the creative potential using a wide variety of materials and techniques for the enhancement and coloring of encaustic imagery. Upon registering for the workshop, students will receive an email with instructions of a few small items to bring and image requirements. All printing…

The purpose of this basic leafing workshop is to acquaint students with the fundamentals of leafing an image printed on Kozo paper, adhering the leafed image to a board and the application of cold wax.  Kozo is a Japanese paper made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree.  Amanda has chosen Kozo for presentation of her personal work because of its relative transparency, allowing the luster of the leaf to show through.  The cold wax is applied after the…

Join violinist Linda Vogt, guitarist Andre Feriante and me—TRIO IMPROVISO—for a lovely evening of expansive meditative music, original poetry, and more in The House of Beauty….

Color Mixing for Dyers Carol Soderlund, Instructor Dates: Monday, September 11th – Friday, September 15th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $800 Registration: $25 Materials: TBD Students will be creating new color families not previously dyed in Carol’s classes. This is a THIRD set of families, and we will be using some different yellow. red, and blue dyes as primaries than in previous classes. If you have been wanting a new set of samples, but would rather do the work cooperatively with classmates, this…

Most of us are not aware how profoundly our personal aesthetic influences our lives. It is an integral aspect of our humanity and an especially important gift to creatives. It influences us and our art more than we know. Our choice of tennis shoes, political causes, wallpaper, music, pets, restaurants, motor cars and artistic pursuits are all guided by our personal aesthetic. Over the past eleven years, conducting workshops, mentoring, and doing photography reviews, I have become aware that many…

INSTRUCTOR | Kevin Tully REGISTRATION | https://asmithgallery.com/workshops/ or amanda@asmithgallery.com Most of us are not aware how profoundly our personal aesthetic influences our lives. It is an integral aspect of our humanity and an especially important gift to creatives. It influences us and our art more than we know. Our choice of tennis shoes, political causes, wallpaper, music, pets, restaurants, motor cars and artistic pursuits are all guided by our personal aesthetic. Over the past eleven years, conducting workshops, mentoring, and doing photography reviews,…

John Gunnin Presents “Understanding Contemporary Art” A Visual Delight. Awarded Teacher of the Year (2 times) and Art Educator of the Year in Orange County CA, John Gunnin presents a selection of Contemporary Art and artists. We can all benefit by understanding Contemporary Art a little better. Join us for John’s presentation on WICA’s main screen from 11:00 AM till Noon, and then you’re invited to extend the conversation over a light lunch next door at the Learning Lab. We'd…

Glacier National Park David M. Cobb, Instructor Date: Thursday, September 14th – Sunday, September 17th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $750 Registration: $25 Materials: $50 During late September, the snow begins to dust the steep mountains of Glacier National Park, and most of the tourists have gone home. Deer and elk can still be spotted, and bear, moose, bighorn, and mountain goat still roam the park in full view. Beginning on the western side of the park we’ll photograph some of the spectacular…

Mindful Photography Robert Stahl, Instructor Date: Friday, September 15th – Sunday, September 17th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $495 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A This workshop in color will advocate a ‘mindful’ approach to the photographic process. To accomplish this, emphasis will be on becoming more fully aware of moments as they pass by. And in so doing provide photographers a greater sensitivity for potentially compelling subject matter. By minimizing thinking and judging new ways of seeing will be cultivated. Additionally, the virtues of…